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EN AC-46300 Aluminum vs. C90200 Bronze

EN AC-46300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C90200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C90200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
34
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
55
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84 to 90
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
91 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
6.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6